Difference between revisions of "Sutra"

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[[Image:Dharma.JPG|frame|Texts from the Longchen Nyingtik Field of merit)] Sutra (Skt. sūtra; Tib. མདོ་, do; Wyl. mdo) — the Sanskrit literally means ‘something that was heard from someone else’ and usually connotes ‘a discourse’.

It refers to the discourses that the Buddha gave.
‘Sutra’, as distinct from ‘tantra’. The entire teachings of the Buddha can be distinguished as either sutra or tantra.
One of the three collections of the Buddha’s teachings: Vinaya, Sutra (Tib. མདོ་སྡེ་, do de) and Abhidharma. Here, the Sutras are related primarily to meditation, and are said to be the remedy for the poison of anger and aggression.

sutra; An aphorism; a thread of suggestive words or phrases summarizing religious and philosophical instruction. In buddhism, it refers to a discourse by the Buddha or one of his major disciples. The Sutra collection is one of the three divisions of the Buddhist scriptures.

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-[[sutra]]; An aphorism; a thread of suggestive words or phrases summarizing [[religious]] and [[philosophical]] instruction. In [[buddhism]], it refers to a {{Wiki|discourse}} by the [[Buddha]] or one of his major [[disciples]]. The [[Sutra]] collection is one of the three divisions of the [[Buddhist scriptures]].
+[[sutra]]; An aphorism; a thread of suggestive words or phrases summarizing [[religious]] and [[philosophical]] instruction. In [[buddhism]], it refers to a {{Wiki|discourse}} by the [[Buddha]] or one of his major [[disciples]]. The [[Sutra]] collection is one of the [[three divisions]] of the [[Buddhist scriptures]].
 see also; [[Sūtra]]